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Orbitz Worldwide not only wants you to join its loyalty program and book hotels rooms and flights on Orbitz.com, it wants you to do so on your mobile device and pay using its new credit card the travel agency introduced Tuesday. In return, Orbitz is willing to reward you handsomely. Orbitz on Tuesday introduced a new rewards Visa credit card, building on a loyalty program it introduced last fall and continuing what the company views as a transformation of the booking site into a travel rewards destination.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgian biotech group Galapagos NV on Thursday said it has successfully concluded the phase 2a study of a skin disease drug it is developing with Britain's GlaxoSmithKline PLC. Galapagos tested drug GSK2586184 on 66 patients with chronic psoriasis and observed a 75 percent improvement in significantly more patients than in the placebo group. GSK, which owns the drug's commercial rights, will decide whether to proceed with clinical trials, Galapagos said in a statement.

TOKYO (Reuters) - The United States has proposed eliminating over 30 years its tariffs on Japanese motor vehicles but Japan rejected the proposal because the time period is unusually long, Kyodo News reported on Saturday. The proposal was made during bilateral trade talks seen as critical for a broader regional pact, said the Kyodo report, which cited unidentified sources close to the matter. Japan and the United States are seeking a bilateral deal, a cornerstone of the U.S.-led Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd plans to begin phasing out sales of generic drugs branded as Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd products in the United States, after completing a $3.2 billion takeover of its loss-making rival by the year end, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said. Ranbaxy drugs sold in the United States will be gradually rebranded as Sun Pharma treatments as part of a strategy to turn around the company being bought from Japan's Daiichi Sankyo Ltd. The brand is likely to continue to be present in other markets, the sources said.

Lively, funny and discreetly sentimental, "Hasee toh phasee" presents a special challenge to self-consciously hard-boiled American movie fans -- and movie critics. This debut feature by Vinil Mathew , a director of stylish TV commercials, is simply too well made and too enjoyable to be reflexively dismissed by the watchdogs of cool. (The awkward official English title is "She Smiles, She's Snared!") The film genres that we take seriously in the U.S., and that hip young film nerd directors win awards for "reinventing," run more toward blood squibs and ingeniously florid profanity.

Opportunities fueled Domenik Hixon's decision to sign a free-agent contract with the Bears last week. Chances to return kickoffs and punts and to contribute as a wide receiver appealed to the eight-year veteran who could be a significant part of a Bears receiving corps suddenly in transition at the bottom of the depth chart. "Whether it be special teams, offense - I like to do it all," Hixon said. "That's what I'm working toward now, throughout the summer working out and getting to know the playbook.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Any discussion between EU leaders at a summit this week about sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine crisis will be limited to a second phase of measures, a senior German official said on Wednesday. The EU has imposed travel bans and asset freezes on people deemed responsible for Russia's incursion into the Ukrainian region of Crimea. Escalation would involve broader bans and could then move to wider trade and financial restrictions. In response to a question about whether a third phase of sanctions could be discussed, the senior official said: "Based on the current situation I expect a discussion on the second phase," adding that the condition for third phase sanctions was a "massive destabilization" of other parts of Ukraine beyond Crimea.

United Airlines in coming weeks will begin offering free in-flight streaming TV and movies to passengers who use their own laptops and Apple devices, a move toward providing video entertainment on personal devices rather than overhead and seatback screens. In April, the Chicago-based carrier will start outfitting planes with the ability to stream on-demand video content, with an initial rollout supporting only laptops and Apple mobile devices, such as iPads and iPhones, via a planned United Airlines app. Compatibility with Android devices will be offered later in the year, a United spokeswoman said.

Take heed, CTA and Pace riders. An announcement is coming by the end of March on plans to make Ventra those transit agencies' sole fare-payment system, a move that has been delayed for months by numerous technical glitches and bumpy customer service. The move away from non-Ventra payment options will occur in phases, officials said. First, riders will no longer be able to reload value onto the old fare cards, then the sale of magnetic stripe cards will be halted, and lastly, none of the old-style cards will be accepted on buses or trains, the CTA said.

Emma Albers-Lopez was prepared to spend her 16th birthday this month at a meeting to fight Lincoln-Way High School District 210's decision to phase out Air Force JROTC for the foreseeable future. "It's a big part of my life and a big part of all my friends' lives," Albers-Lopez said. But she won't have to do that because the district reversed its decision last week. Earlier this year, parents and students learned freshmen wouldn't be admitted to the program next year in a gradual phase-out of the program.